06/30/2009

Sen. Duncan celebrates victories, laments losses in 81st Session

Barbecuing for 4th? Perry thinking tea party

Straus: Session to last 3 days

Smith blasts Perry for vetoing sex offender bill, op-ed

Lawmakers urge Perry to add CHIP to special session

Some keep calling on Gov. Perry to add CHIP to special session

Perry names his campaign money team

Perry campaign lists financial supporters—including former Sen. John Montford

GOP consultant: Perry and Hutchison both have money enough to generate “yuck factor” for voters

Kirk Watson raised money AT Perry’s, not WITH Gov. Perry

Wentworth wants to run the Texas Senate from the floor

Dukes: It's way past time to get right with constituents - libs attacking libs

Rep. Sylvester Turner decides against a third mayoral run

Sex-abuse cases at TYC jail stalled in legal limbo

Brown Co., fearing its citizens, bans pocket knives in new courthouse "security" plan

146 arrested in gang sweep across Texas

Big rise in Tuition at Texas Tech

Lamesa man pleads guilty to stealing nearly $14 million

Northwest Lubbock apartment complex fire deemed arson

Schreiner Univ. to offer 1 year "masters" degrees for teachers

Immigrants emerging from city drainage pipe arrested

USDA names Francisco Valentin, Jr. as Texas director for rural development

Gov. Perry Appoints McCan and Mohn to Coastal Coordination Council

Perry Announces $250,000 Emerging Technology Fund Investment in Animal Innovations of Amarillo

Severe Storm Leaves Damage Behind in Crawford

Central Texas Man Dies Of H1N1 Swine Flu Complications

Funding for UTMB repairs from FEMA, UT System, Texas Legislature & a charitable foundation

Rash of thefts at UT's Gregory Gym

Abilene Home Sales Drop

Dallas-Fort Worth apartment rents fall 1.7%

April Dallas home prices down 5%

Dallas Fed: Manufacturing 'moderating'

BBVA economist: Texas faring better in recession

‘Government Issued’ Education Benefits Now Transfer To Family Members

The oldest Aggie - small in stature and big in character

More OSHA inspectors to check Texas construction sites

EPA Takes on Texas' Biggest Polluters

Austin school district sues to keep search documents secret - government working for you!

Plane makes highway landing in Williamson County

Oncor to Ask Uncle Sam to Pay for Smart Meters

Austin man indicted for workers' comp. fraud

Council members want investigation of Fort Worth "gay" bar raid

30,000 Ecstasy Tablets Seized In Potter County

Burglars take $40,000 worth of computers from Amarillo ISD school

Winters city manager apologizes for bigotry remarks

Plague Hits Texas Panhandle Prairie Dogs

City of College Station wins three public communication awards

Cattle Locked Out From Water Source, Die From Dehydration in Denton County

Brazos Co. Constable resigns, must pay $12,000 or face default

Waco Tribune-Herald closing Waco press, will print at Austin facility, more detail - if they could just get rid of the far-left editors they might have more success in Waco

Cowboys help replace memorabilia

San Antonio doubles size of its famed River Walk

Killer known as 'Son of Sam' forms unlikely bond with Houston advocate for crime victims

Texas Giant roller coaster remains closed at Six Flags in Arlington

FBI agent describes origins of City Hall corruption probe

Highland Park Schools To Stop Ranking Students

Univ. of Houston creates nano-engineering minor

Rockets form direct affiliation with Rio Grande Valley Vipers

Report: Continental among best in customer satisfaction

State, BP reach tentative agreement on emissions

Feds: Arlington man planned mass attack on clinic's computers

Euless man accused of making up story about assault

Ex-Royce City pastor gets 17 years in federal child porn case

Planned Parenthood closing its facilities in El Paso - answered prayers

Mandatory water limits imposed in The Woodlands

Harris County GOP Needs New Leader

Upshur County Republicans say county clerk must apologize

TSU student shoots alleged robber from Yates High

Landry's mulls selling, demolishing Galveston's iconic Flagship Hotel - it's mostly iconic for failure

Cleburne mayor concerned about quakes

Foreclosure tour bus rolls into Houston

Zogby: Public supports alternatives for non-violent offenders

Former Texas Lutheran Univ. lineman arrested for shotgun robberies

Texas Public Radio to air San Antonion Symphony

San Antonio sign maker wins statewide recognition

Devin Felger named Miss Rodeo Texas

Jenna Wade named Miss Teen Texas

Men storm night club near Edinburg with machine gun

After allegedly running from police, La Joya man stops off for Gatorade

District Judge injured in training accident in Collin County

Kerrville joins wastewater court case

Disturbance at Liberty Arms Apartments Leads to Gunfire - fun headline!

Rusk County Inmate Wrongly Released

DPS confirms man accused in drunk driving deaths now missing

Wichita Falls cop named International Crime Free Supervisor of the year

Weatherford gains new office space in Jim Wright home

Bell Helicopter, UAW Local 317 reach agreement

Carhops get grilled on service skills during Dr Pepper Sonic Games' Knowledge Bowl

Judge denies bail for Stanford

Dallas man honoring troops finds U.S., Marine flags burned outside his home

Dewhurst: Will mull Senate race if job opens up

Perry money man settled big gambling debt

06/26 to 6/29/2009

Texas-bound plane that crashed had drugs, cash

Special session may not be enough to keep Dallas-Fort Worth road projects going

Police arrest 11 in Rosenberg school burglaries

Illegal alien who gunned down Houston officer no stranger to police

Judge Kent resigns amid impeachment proceedings

Noose just a knot, fire captain’s wife says

Union says teachers’ raises are too low - of course

Dallas stop yields 100 pounds of pot in casket

20 years in prison over fire at former Waco school

Update: Police Arrest Suspect In Random Waco Convenience Store Stabbing, Gas Station Stabbing Victim Says Attacker Told Him “I Am Going To Kill You”

Central Texas Man Resurfaces A Year After A Mysterious Disappearance

Could City of Plainview file charges against Peanut Corp. of America?

Congressman Neugebauer gets ruling on political use of his boat

Gov. Perry Announces Hundreds of Jobs Created in Rio Grande Valley

Former 5-term Dem. Texas House Speaker, Gib Lewis, arrested for DWI

Gov. Perry: Cap and Trade Would Be Largest Tax Increase In U.S. History and Hurt Texas' Economy

Families, Friends Mourn After 3 Central Texas Teens Killed In Rollover

Many Galveston landmarks destroyed by Ike to be rebuilt

Officials: Shortage of guards at Texas state prisons easing

4 Frisco family members killed in Oklahoma crash

How did Damon West, one-time football star who led Uptown burglary ring, sink so far?

Corps' caution on Trinity collides with Dallas' desire to go forward

Police horse tramples Montrose resident at Houston Gap Pride parade

Texas National Guard unit has orders to go to Iraq and help bring the war to an end

Researchers hope latest quake in Cleburne will shed light on whether drilling is cause

Dry San Antonio about to get a drier, highest level water restrictions to be announced this week

Session will hit some where it hurts

Special Session honeymoon for David Dewhurst

Carona files SB 1 for special session

Environmental enforcement funds pay off, research finds

VA disability claims take longer in Houston than elsewhere

Anti-immigrant group says John Cornyn supports amnesty; senator denounces "fear tactics"

Lamar Smith draws Democratic challenger—and another could be in wings

Abbott for Lt. Gov...for sure? campaign remains coy
 

06/25/2009

Gov. Perry Calls A Special Session for next Wed., July 1, 2009, Sunset & Transportation issues are the limits of the Session

Special Session press release from the Gov.

Perry expects special session to be short

Perry Veto Raises Ire Of Texas Retired Teachers

Rick Perry is in full campaign mode -- duh!

Tom Schieffer says voting for Bush was 'hard'

Schieffer: Sen. Watson advised me he wouldn’t run for governor

Can Kirk Watson win as Guv?

Commissioner Horn to retire from Dept. of Aging and Disability Services

State Farm to raise auto rates

Texas billionaire R. Allen Stanford pleads not guilty to fraud

Reports: Farrah Fawcett died today

Kay Bailey Hutchison on Texan Farrah Fawcett's death

Fake $100 bills in San Antonio had extra zero

Signs in Houston warn against gun buys for Mexico

High-speed rail funding may bypass Texas

President points to a benefit for Texas

MSNBC empt-suit Olbermann attacks West Texans & their congressman

Waco Gas Station Customer Injured In Random Attack

‘House Where Jesus Shines’ Hearing Reset For September

Judge says he’s near ruling on Brownwood removal petitions

George Havens’ Cowboy Camp continues in Coleman County

Lawmen duke it out in Armstrong County? Probe underway

Faithful Episcopalians & Anglicans form new National Church

Modified TAKS Approved by US Dept. of Education

Texas A&M Interim President Loftin shares plan

A&M tackles personnel issues

Creekmore Fath, Austin lawyer-activist-collector & rabid Democrat, dies at 93

Cornyn among Texans participating in White House immigration meeting today

Light tower collapses at Fort Worth Stockyards

Tree falls, knocks out electricity in Longview

Cy-Fair school board to vote on whether to keep homestead exemption

Senate accepts impeachment articles against Kent

Al Roker brings $540,600 to Galveston island charity

DA seeks judge's removal in Texas democrat fundraiser case (Celis)

SMU emergency alert creates panic for students on campus

Irving-based Kimberly-Clark to cut 1,600 positions

Two Charged In Death Of Houston Undercover Police Officer

Houston policeman's killer appears to have been illegal alien

Solar project courts Austin; officials say they're not pursuing deal

Man, 73, accused of aiming pistol at slower golfers

AAA: Texans to travel less for July 4

Two Charged with Running Fake Official Document Scheme

Southwest means business as it comes to New York

New computer system causes long wait for driver's licenses

Off-duty agent from Arizona shot at in Texas

Shotgun-wielding men rob Houston car dealer

Electrical Usage Record Broken in San Antonio

AG says some Texas Tech Health Sciences documents can be withheld, others must be released

Houston ramps up for shameful "Pride" festival celebrating homosexuality

Man accused of chaining 2 children inside closet in Northwest Dallas

Dallas' Paul Quinn College loses accreditation

Record High Temps Set Across Texas

Houston heat emergency declared amid record temps

104 at Mabry already; heat advisory issued for Central Texas
 

06/24/2009

Blackmail of Ingleside & Corpus Christi by Congressman Ortiz

McLennan Community College and Texas Tech finalize partnership

Debacle: Austin yogurt shop murder defendants await release on bond

Schieffer says he’s like Sam Rayburn in declaring candidacy for governor - what hubris!

Chronicle interview with democrat Tom Schieffer

Tom Schieffer’s announcement tour; five factors to watch

Schieffer kickoff includes lots of Longhorn orange

Dem. State Sen. Slams Schieffer's Gubernatorial Bid

Perry tops GOP rival in gov race poll

Hutchison says Gov. Perry has repelled people from the GOP

GOP contenders move into campaign mode

75 House members ask Perry to take up CHIP in special session

Battle lines already forming over control of Texas House in 2010

Flawed beach bill shows lack of leadership

Perry signs De La Paz Act into law, drive-by shooters to face more jail time

Gov. Perry Signs Windstorm Bill...Again

Texas governor rejects TV recycling bill - Yes, and we are very proud!

AARP blasts Texas Gov. Rick Perry's veto of new safeguards on annuity sales

Tax Exemption For Some Disabled Veterans

Texas rejects plan to adopt national school standards

Maximus tentatively awarded Texas call center contract

Texas Governor Saves Toll Road Promotional Campaigns

Has A&M faculty lost confidence in chancellor? - this is all being orchestrated to go after Gov. Perry, don't think the libs don't have their own political agenda

Texas A&M professor takes research across borders

Hays County officials: “John Doe” arrested, won’t ID himself

Vortex 2 Project: Best Recorded Tornado Data in History

Five indicted in rape & robbery of TTU student

Lamesa man charged with money laundering

Undercover Houston police officer killed, more

South Texas minister accused of sexual abuse

Popular Lake Travis water levels way down

Las Vegas man pleads not guilty to Texas drug charges

Southern Baptist Convention resolution commends Obama, critiques policies

Baptists separate from Fort Worth's Broadway Baptist Church over gays

Killeen Resident Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Online Solicitation of a Minor

Fort Worth schools to lay off 95

Xcel Energy looking to build more transmission lines in Panhandle

Randall Co. district clerk honored as best in state

Payne Springs mayor & councilman resign

Investigators: Texas Man Shot Elderly Mother, Then Himself

Sales tax holiday now includes many school supplies

Pilot makes emergency landing in front yard of home

Glider crashes in Northwest Side (San Antonio) neighborhood

Broken well prompts water conservation request in Orange Co.

Man who had mother, brother killed to be executed

Trial date set for astronaut who drove cross country for lover wearing diaper

Man draws 10 months in gun-smuggling case

Tarrant Co. College Chancellor Stepping Down But We Will Still Pay Him, more in-depth

Six Flags renews Chrysler partnership

Lone Star State property values are stable

Disabled prison bus snarls I-45

Most Texans Have Positive Outlook on the State

Philanthropist Mary Kathryn Doolin dies at 89

Senate to receive Kent’s impeachment articles

Bud Kennedy: The long and winding road of Texas history

UT-Arlington plans to double nursing-school students

Wise County Messenger wins TPA sweepstakes award for 8th straight year

Sherman firefighters to take knowledge overseas

Diboll Free Press corrects suicide story on editor found dead

Businesswoman sues Midland County, business owner seeking $11.25 million

Former state trooper killed in motorcycle wreck

San Antonio micro-lender gets $50,000 gift

Bexar Will Be First Texas County To Use Hybrid Trucks

Police: Man shot dead by brother in SW Houston

Heat prompts concern on electricity cutoffs

Texas pits Coppell grad vs. LSU ace in College World Series final

Aerial footage of fiery I-35E wreck, story

Father of Texas Tech-ex QB Graham Harrell battling Multiple Sclerosis
 

06/23/2009

Perry vetoes measure that would have helped rural (government) hospitals hire doctors

Legislation by Duncan, Chisum targets of governor's veto knife - it's what happens when you carry bad bills

Austin attorney explains why Duncan's trial-lawyer friendly mesothelioma bill is a bad roll back of tort reform

Kolkhorst upset by bill’s veto

Tyler Rep. Leo Berman expects to bow out of Texas governor's race

Leticia Van de Putte says no run for guv this time

Democrats for governor: Van de Putte says 'no,' touts Watson

Democrat Radnofsky announces run for Texas AG

Fort Worth councilman may challenge Lon Burnam for state House

Ultra-Lib Texas Observer rates legislators - hope to be on the Foes list here

Will The Special Session Become A Texas-Sized Christmas Tree?

Libs claim 3 vetoes will haunt Perry

Gov. Perry signs windstorm bill in Corpus Christi

Austin oil co. given green light to sue Texas Railroad Commission

Poll: Economy, unemployment top concerns for Texans

Texas mass layoffs rose 82% between April and May

State having trouble keeping up with jobless claims

Texas construction down 45% so far this year

State’s community colleges banding together for stimulus dollars

Gov. Perry Appoints Three to Council on Sex Offender Treatment

Two elected to Texas Mutual board

Comptroller website "helps kids plan their future"

Many with allegations against them remain on job at state schools

DC's worst-kept secret: Obama nominates Bolden for NASA post

Tony Garza re-plants a flag in Austin, working too in Mexico City

2 girls reported missing in College Station found

Now $10 bill redone as $100 in Amarillo

Ex-Bryan teacher gets 40 years for child indecency

Fort Hood soldier stabbed to death on Texas post

Ex-sect member wants long sentences for FLDS men

Selena’s former husband on probation

5 Who Died In Ector Co. Accident Were Evidently “Mudding”

Man Wanted In Coryell Co. Sexual Assault Case Found With Knife Stuck In Neck

Brothers Thwart Car Thief By Pinning Him To The Ground

Longtime Baylor professor, Burnie Battles, dies in weekend car crash

Chancellor says Murano didn't meet expectations

Chancellor Addresses A&M Turmoil in Open Letter

3 bombs set off at Corpus Christi park

Thieves Broke Into Texas Firehouse While Firefighters Slept

College Station Gets Indoor Football Team

American Idol auditions at new Cowboys Stadium

Arlington officials rankled by 'American Idol's' geography

Teen smuggles $200K of heroin in picture frame

Owner of TX fuel co. sentenced to 12 years for tax fraud

Amarillo man wins $1,000,000 on scratch-off lotto ticket

Southwest Adds Fee to In-Flight Internet Access

Southwest Airlines opens holiday schedule

Southwest, union reach agreement

Hundreds gather in Dallas to support reform in Iran

Real estate broker Randall Turner proposes closing Love Field to redevelop

Suit Over Burning Of Mexican Flag Moved

Dallas County Budget Director Puts Taxpayers in the Dark

3 Dallas Cowboys Sign Heavy Metal Record Deal

Plano Campers Headed Home After H1N1 Flu Outbreak

Cemex accused of failing to pay $550M in fees

Lone juror prevents conviction in big Naked Harem case in El Paso, mistrial declared

Angry El Paso justice of peace denies acting wrongly on warrants

Stanford headed back to Houston

Deputy rushed to Houston hospital after passerby finds him passed out on side of road

University of Houston-Victoria to begin admitting underclassmen

GAO faults V-22 performance in Iraq

River authority hopes to sell Brazos water to double size of Comanche Peak nuclear power plant

Small Plane Crashes Into Pond Near Mineola, pilot survived but 1 cow did not

Smith Co. chief deputy sheriff awarded Melvin Drum Award from association

Dryland cotton: Farmers now rely on clouds in the sky

Trial in Army reservist-Subway dispute is postponed

Harris County enacts burn ban

For sale: Houston biodiesel plant, nation’s largest

Construction worker from The Colony run over, killed by truck he was repairing

GOPAC Texas a 'go' on launchpad
 

06/22/2009

Texas children drowning, but where’s the outrage?

Woman dead 5 years found in abandoned funeral home

Five Dead After Truck Drives into Pond in Ector Co.

Investigators Announce Home Explosion Was Intentional

Houston couple dead after plane crashes near the caprock in Floyd Co., more, more

Seliger plans bill for vet school at WT, Lubbock version of same story Texas to need new vet school

US Supreme Court rules school districts must pay for special education from private institutions if public school doesn't provide services

Fifth Judge Appointed In Celis Case

Corpus Christi arena football player goes to jail for hitting referee, bonds out Sunday

High court rules narrowly in Austin utility district voting rights case

Preservation push for old Hays County Jail

Texas Boating Fatalities Drop As Spring Turns To Summer

Blue Bonnet Cafe in Temple closed its doors Sunday

Alaskan Airlines announces new Nerd Bird after American ends Austin-San Jose flights

Immigration Reform Coalition of Texas keeps watch on border issues

WASP Museum to welcome Air Race Classic flyers

WASPs given Congressional Gold Medal of Honor

Texas not sold on education standards

Could another school funding lawsuit be brewing?

Dive-bombing bird targets men outside San Antonio McAlister's Deli

Legislators join university leaders in Round Rock schools forum

Rep. Bryan Hughes of Mineola reviews legislation

Immigrant standoff in Brownsville ends

Is Palo Pinto County's sheriff forcing events out of the county?

Diboll Free Press editor found dead in Lufkin apartment

Another East Texas "Tea Party" on July 4th in Lufkin

Cops nab fugitive child molester in Lockhart

Laredo looks to move city elections to November cycle

Texas named most "culturally sound" state - lib columnist appears confused by this

Abilene police report 300 DWI arrest of the year

Tom Schieffer, dem guv candidate, and the war on terror - stands by his friend G.W. Bush

Today in Texas History: It's Judge Sam Kent's birthday

Texas gets a new state dinosaur

A&M backup plan for Perry?

A&M power struggle raises questions about fallout

Is Sen. Hutchison and Cornyn's new judicial screening committee fair and balanced?

"Stimulus funds": Arilington ISD to get $11 million for Title 1 campuses - how does this help fix the economy?

Dwaine Caraway becomes Dallas mayor pro tem, defeating Vonciel Jones Hill

Breakaway Anglicans Caucusing in Texas - good

Report: Dallas neighborhood among most dangerous in U.S.

North Texas home prices at 1990s levels

Corgan's D/FW Terminal D design wins award

Retired prof. donates extensive collection to Sul Ross State Univ.

Couple dies in apparent murder-suicide in Conroe

Huntsville Could Initiate Water Conservation Plans

Hardin Co. & Bridge City to receive $21 million for Ike damage today

Sen. Patrick Endorses Gov. Perry in 2010

Hey, Cy-Fair Voters: Take a Hike!

Affidavit: Bedford piano teacher touched girls during lessons

Fireball in DFW night was likely a meteor, expert says

Book sheds light on El Paso's role in Mexican Revolution

Claim: Billions in commercial value kept off tax rolls in Texas because appraisal districts can't get sales prices

Ailing Texan, Farrah Fawcett, to Wed Ryan

Suspect turns himself in on charges in UCLA athlete sucker punch, says he acted in self-defense

Gov. Perry: But I didn't have as much TIME to raise money

Galveston girl charged in sister's shooting death

Gas prices finally tumble in Monday trading

Houston-area robber succeeds on 3rd try in hitting bank

06/20&21/2009

Perry vetoes 37 bills, including 'Romeo and Juliet' - love that veto pen. I thought the "Romeo & Juliet" bill was good and supported it but overall the vetos were well executed.

Governor slams door on cyclists - great veto, an silly & difficult law to enforce

Perry explains his veto of ‘piecemeal’ Harris Co. ethics bill

Barnett Shale rights of way bill among 37 vetoed by Perry

Tahoka school board member and city councilwoman arrested for organized crime

Hale County Commissioner Pleads Guilty Friday

Police: Man used Internet to lure 12-year-old

Border Patrol says shots fired at agents

Year's child drownings in Texas reach 50 already

Editorial: Can't escape transportation costs

Soldier suing after being stripped of Subway franchises

Hunt land may jump-start efforts for McAllen auto plant

Compensation czar could influence pay of Dallas executives

Rowlett Tea Party group sponsors activism primer in Garland

Unrest stirs hopes, fears of Iranians in Dallas-Fort Worth

Texas strip club sues 14-year-old exotic dancer

Murano’s A&M presidency bracketed by controversy

Cash, power and tumult within A&M

Attorney says inmate's death led to Pecos prison riots

El Paso: Driver shot by police after driving toward crowd

Hope for highest honor: El Paso WWI hero's uncommon valor revisited

Trial set to begin in Dallas public corruption case

Jonas Brothers put on larger-than-life show at Cowboys Stadium

In Plano, Texas House Speaker Joe Straus says bipartisanship is a must

Few Texans qualify for state funding to keep medically fragile at home

Mexico deploys 1,500 extra soldiers to Ciudad Juarez

Houston Chronicle says: "Lubbock's the destination for tainted sludge" when its going to Andrews, not Lubbock

Schieffer says he’s best shot Democrats have of winning Texas governorship

Police: Galveston girl accidentally shot by sister

Tarrant County appraisal challenges top 75,000

Trying to use counterfeit bill to pay traffic fines gets man in deeper trouble
 

06/19/2009

States are cautioned to supplement education funds

Cyclists' "safe passing" bill headed for a veto - GREAT!

Gov. Perry vetoed SB1440 - GREAT!, Representative asks Perry to veto his bill (SB1440) - YES! Veto it Guv.

Republicans lay plans to hold Texas House

Texas lawmakers allocate $186 million in financial aid

Sullivan: What A Difference An Election Makes

Rising unemployment puts Perry in a pickle

Texas jobless rate up to 7.1 percent

Texas worker confidence keeps improving

Survey: Most small businesses expect to grow in '09

Southeast Texas jobless rate jumps to 9.1 percent; equals U.S. rate

Abilene Unemployment Steadily Climbs

Austin job growth holds up in May

Houston metro area gains 800 jobs in May

Big oilfield services companies cut more jobs

San Antonio’s unemployment rate rises to 5.8 percent in May

Waco businessman looks at buying Waco Tribune-Herald

Embattled Texas businessman R. Allen Stanford taken into custody in fraud case

Rep. Culberson: Congress needs to read legislation before voting

Houston crime lab’s ex-supervisor defends testimony

Judge considers bail reduction in '91 yogurt shop case

Judge Keller misconduct trial in San Antonio, not Austin

Update: House impeaches Judge Sam Kent, House postpones vote on judge Kent's impeachment

Metro worker shot at while trying to stop NE Houston robbery

Former President George W. Bush honored with Texas Rangers suite in his name

3 die in house explosion in Corpus Christi, more

Family whose house exploded complained of gas leak

Tech track star & fiancé pass first round in Today Throws a Wedding

Texas Tech to co-host textile workshop in India

Lubbock Man Pushes For Airline Training Upgrades to Congress

Texas GOP chairwoman speaks at Lubbock Area Republican Women's Meeting

Court papers: Nowitzki wants custody of inmate's child

Border trade group backs passport bill

Tax shelter could land Kerrville chiropractor in prison

Litigation delays sale of Camp Arrowhead in Kerrville

Report on emissions good news for Travis County

21st Cavalry Brigade, North Carolina Guard unit back in Brownwood

US Trade Rep. Kirk to serve breakfast for Dallas homeless - what's that got to do with trade rep?

Gasoline prices up in Texas 51 straight days

Brazos County Justice of the Peace to resign after being arrested

Doctor facing discipline seeks license in Texas

140 "moderate" Baptist ministers urge passage of climate-change bill

PRO/CON: Should EPA target methane emissions from livestock?

Port Arthur police arrest four men accused of home invasion

Houston man charged in son's 2006 disappearance

Texas court rules against Sinton in religious law case

Ryan Leaf to surrender in Randall County today

Amarillo Helium plant up for auction, again

Amarillo College looks to add solar energy program

Judge rules Abilene Reporter-News need not turn over website commenter names in local murder case

Bush Intercontinental runway receives FAA award

25 people apply to lead Asarco cleanup in El Paso

8th-graders at Dallas' Lang Middle School will retake math TAKS because of 'irregularities'

Former Dallas City Councilman Don Hill now facing contempt charge

Kaufman Co. D.A. Richard Harrison arrested on DWI charge

Valley man jailed in connection with probe of firearms purchases

Upshur County Judge cleared in DA's investigation

Houston Couple Expecting Sextuplets

Walter Cronkite Reportedly Gravely Ill

Luling man arrested, accused of passing forged $100 bills

Limit August football drills, group urges - let's wussify even Texas football, might as well play soccer!

Friendswood Sues Five Citizens

No official applications yet for 78th District judge's replacement

Valero loses bid to buy stake in European refinery

KKK may hold counter rally in Lamar County

Gov. Perry Announces Funding for UTMB Hurricane Ike Recovery

Man sent strange text message before fatal fire broke out at Far North Dallas apartment

Speaker Straus: "We created a new atmosphere..." - sure did, total lack of leadership

Gov. Perry Names Ray Sullivan Chief of Staff

$182 billion budget OK’d

Gov. Perry Signs State Budget That Reduces GR by $1.6 Billion

Pre-K bill vetoed

Electronic textbook bill signed into law
 

06/18/2009

Texas Democrats try to block Perry's use of stimulus funds

Claim: Rural areas to benefit from bill Perry signed help lure doctors

Is it Legal to Leave Your Child in the Car?

Viewpoint: Texas' fragile top tier

Perry OK's university expansion funding

Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation awards $6.2 million in grants to 55 institutions

Editorial: Eminent domain protections needs boost in Texas

Lutz: Texas should adopt and measure learning expectations for technology, Sullivan on E-Textbooks

BCGR - Texas' Television Take Back Bill

Perry going light on budget vetoes?

Rep. Legler presents small business talk in Houston

Perry campaign volunteer meeting set Saturday

Texas unemployment claims on the rise

Police told to give attorney state school fight videos

Woman Drowns In Pool Where Her Children Died

Ex-Spurs exec to push Texas Tech system

Houston father charged with capital murder of his two children

U.S. House schedules impeachment vote on Judge Kent

Texas Lutheran Univ. teams with AmeriCorps in Seguin

High court rules in favor of ex-Enron executive

More Dallas home sales prices kept secret

Makeshift memorial for homicide victim goes up near Carrollton Dairy Queen

Dallas City Council knows 'brutal' budget cuts coming

Farmers Branch hospital doubles as showroom for vendors

Dallas Fed chief: Businesses ripe for Texas to steal

Residents at EPA hearing favor tougher emissions standards on cement kilns

AT&T relents on iPhone pricing for upgraders - go see Johnny Bailey today

New Schlitterbahn ride in New Braunfels is a wild, jungle adventure

String of armed robberies of insurance agancies in Dallas

Austinites protest Iranian election

Former Waco-Area Pastor Indicted On Child Sex Charges

Jury Convicts Former Youth Baseball Coach Of Sexual Abuse Of A Child

Police claim auto dealer tried to hide evidence, dealer says no way

Cornyn: Lower the cost of health care without sacrificing control to Washington

The world according to Brady (the anti-gunner group)

Gov. Perry Appoints Three to Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee

Perry Reappoints White to Texas State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision

Gov. Perry Names Paine Presiding Officer of Texas Military Preparedness Commission

Ray Price sidelined by health concerns

Waco Nursery Owner Catches Would-Be Thief In The Act

Search Of Lake Suspended For Missing Texas Infant

ATF: Fire That Destroyed Mexia Oil Recycling Plant Is Suspicious

McLennan County GOP chairman resigns; new leader selected

Winona 'Wet-Dry' Election Results Could Be Reversed

Texas youth prison sex scandal lingers in court

Texas Police Chief Fired for Questioning Red Light Cameras

Comptroller to Provide Tools for Success to Woman- and Minority-Owned Businesses

Vandals damage new Seguin hospital wing

Court finds convicts have no right to test DNA

Boy impaled by tree branch in dirt bike accident

Cornyn: Will Sotomayor represent 'all of us'?

Alamo Colleges weighing merger

Gravelly: This city makes Port Arthur's lawn parking ban seem sensible

Landowners try to fudge demarcation of vegetation on Bolivar Peninsula

Beaumont caught a break on drilling -- thanks to driller

Smishing Scam Targets Houston-area Credit Union Accounts

AG: 2 indicted related to Pedernales Electric Co-op. probe

Counterfeit $100 bills being passed in Amarillo

Amarillo Dillas baseball radio announcer has died

Abilene Reporter-News fights subpoena seeking disclosure of names of website posters

Construction Firm Chosen for Nolan County Coal Plant

Holiday Hive: 10,000 bees removed from area hotel sign

A&M Board of Regents Chair Writes of Unity, Cost Cutting, Affordability

A&M aims to cut costs

Empty nest: SPI Birding and Nature Center's construction progresses

Mythical birds make their way into Texas

Refiners under fire for not reporting incidents

Mineral rights proposal could be costly for homeowners

Do Texans pay too much for title insurance?

$800M in House bill set for Fort Bliss

F-150 Holds Top Spot As Most Stolen Vehicle In El Paso

Bush Being Honored By Rangers With Suite

San Angelo's ex-mayor becomes example of gay partners' immigration dilemma

Ex-Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill blames politics for Dallas City Hall corruption probe

Texas leaders want commitment to NASA moon mission

Houston ISD puts off union wage issue

Famous World War II kissing sailor donates poster to Houston VA Medical Center

Pecos Cantaloupe threatened by Federal housing regulations

Dallas leaders assured Trinity River project is still a priority

Gasoline prices up in Texas 51 straight days

Man charged with burning girlfriend may be in Mexico

3 die in house explosion in Corpus Christi, more

District judge indicted for scratching neighbor’s car

Plano youth choir sickened; Swine flu suspected

D-FW foreclosure postings hit new high

Embattled Texas businessman R. Allen Stanford taken into custody in fraud case
 

06/17/2009

Gov. Perry Signs Legislation to Promote Tier One Universities in the State

Editorial: Electronic textbooks good, conservatives bad

Abbott: Private-sector health insurance for more kids

Rep. Coleman (D-Houston) fined $9,500 by ethics commission

State Reps. heading to Washington to push Obama health plan

Cole family holds out new hope for posthumous pardon

Texas law should reduce taxes for small businesses

Local family, interest groups, hope to add their issues to special session

State Rep. McCall: Running for Senate or staying put? - the RINO should go

State rep. Gattis has eyes fixed on Senate seat if Ogden steps down

Elections bill could reduce problems from voters, lets smaller cities petition counties to run elections

Legislature made wise decisions on juvenile justice

Campaign Denies Elizabeth Ames Jones Will Withdraw From US Senate Race

Gallup: Conservatives are largest ideological group

Ag conference to help farmers decide what to do with CRP acres

West Texas girl killed in Ciudad Juarez

Derailment evacuation order lifted for Texas town

Perry's own words hint at control over A&M

Bryan cardiologist elected president of the American Medical Association

Hospital district gets green light in Medina County

Border Patrol opens new checkpoint

Reconstituted Hondo council gets down to business

BexarMet gives in to insistent legislators

Public Universities Belong to the Public, Not the Faculty

Two More Swine Flu Deaths Confirmed In Texas

Three Waco Firefighters Taken To The Hospital After Chemical Exposure

Police Tackle Wanted Man After House Explodes In Flames

Brownwood teen loses 100 pounds to enlist in Army

Archdiocese asks court to dismiss Bolivar case

Terrell airstrip owner dies in small plane crash

3 black bear cubs get new home in Texas

Sparks fly at Amarillo city commission meeting

FBI investigates threatening leaflets at Taylor Co. Expo Center in Abilene

Abilene Reporter-News ordered to reveal names of online postings relating to murder trial

Gas Increases for 50 Days in Texas

Sen. Coburn Ridicules Dallas’ Plan for Dog Park & more

College Station Anti Red-Light Camera Crusade Gets Green Light

Next step for A&M unclear

Editorial: Aggie snake pit - why such gnashing of teeth of a change in presidents.

Weatherford College president leaving after mixed reviews

Cameron County faces $4M shortfall in budget

Freeport, Pynes ink city manager contract with hefty severance package - sure why not? It's not the council's money but they people's money they are pledging.

Cy-Fair ISD To Sell Ads On Buses

Homeowner Associations Investigated

103rd session of the National Baptist Congress meets in Houston

Houston still in World Cup mix - too bad

San Antonio #1, Austin #3, Houston #4, Dallas #5 in economic survey

Houston home sales still down

Continental receives positive results from biofuel test

2008 Miss USA, Crystle Stewart, returns home to Texas

City of El Paso in the banking business, loaning local mercado money

Editorial: John Cornyn, practicalty and immigration

Farmers plans to raise insurance rates nearly 10% in its largest homeowners unit

Dallas Municipal Courts building will reopen Thursday after air conditioning failure

95 & 93 year-old man & wife robbed in their North Dallas driveway

Carrollton hospital joins Baylor system

American Airlines forms veterans group

Texas gets additional $1.74 billion for hurricane recovery efforts

Roy Orbison Festival: 'Liveliest thing to happen in Wink since last year's event'

Midland airports in dispute over private aviation jet flights

Parmer County eyed for giant wind farm

DPS chopper planned for Longview

Harris Co. to consider ethics reforms

Deputy hurt in NW Harris shootout; suspect arrested

Ex-Houston mayor Lee Brown testifies he tried to fix crime lab

2 Houston mayor candidates say they would fire police chief Hurtt

Man claims Waller city secretary threatened him

TCEQ Using Chopper to Monitor East Texas Air

Dallas police: Decomposing body is that of missing woman

Killeen school allowing service dog to attend classes with student

Islamic Center backed Charter School to open in Coppell in former Lutheran church buildings

AFI-Dallas becomes Dallas International Film Festival

Cotton Bowl seeking new bowl game

Congressional move to redirect Texas education money falters - even Texas democrats serving in Congress don't support Texas and its sovereign rights. The "Federal" $ comes from us to begin with and we'll spend it where we want.

Officials: Harris man fatally shoots teen at home - doesn't sound like a True Texan Anti-Wimp in this story!
 

06/16/2009

Former Speaker Price says Texas Constitution needs change - Price is wrong, they don't need more time. All important matters would still be pushed to the last minute. Plus, we are much safer and stronger as a people when the Leg. is not in session.

Impressive show: Ailing Perry signs resolution at Alamo. Oh, it was nothing

Co-op, Solar bills could go to special session

Many bills, little debate

Perry signs bills, Hutchison assigns blame - hmm, Hutchison has voted for many tobacco tax increases and yet she makes that out to be a tax increase to blame the guv for? Also, it's a lie. The smokeless tobacco tax change was to fund rural physician recruitment, it had nothing to do with the business tax.

I shot a bill in Austin, just to watch it die

Former Central Texas Jail Guard Expected To Plead In Inmate Sex Case

Police To Resume Mysterious Temple Landfill Search Tuesday

University of Texas salaries frozen for next year

Gov. Perry Names Massengale Justice of the 1st Court of Appeals

Las Animas team wins Texas Water Safari

Train and truck collide in Universal City

Rockwell wins Chef of the Year in region, up for best in Texas

Family Attacked By Bees in Anton

Texas livestock need permits to enter North Dakota

Mexican national on Texas death row loses appeal

Texas Ranked Best State for Business by Directorship Magazine, more

Texas Rangers lay off several front office staff

Stage 2 water restrictions imposed in San Antonio

Austin police using helicopter to survey oak wilt

American to end San Jose-Austin 'nerd bird' flights

Borger refinery working again

Texas' Top Tax Fugitives, Comptroller's press release

Texas Transportation Institute promotes regular roadsign replacement

Fort Worth claims red light cameras have decreased accidents

Texas: Future GOP's worst presidential nightmare

Bryan police chief Ty Morrow resigns ending embattled tenure

Editorial: Ty Morrow's resignation is best for Bryan

Third year of fewer illegal immigrants caught

Tax preparer admits to preparing false returns

Houston mayor, Bill White, visits Valley during campaign for U.S. Senate

Woman pleads guilty to stealing FEMA trailer

ACLU says laws unfair for Muslim charities

Editorial: Region's (SE Texas) historic buildings must be preserved

Dallas To Settle With Gorilla Rampage Victims

Collin County Defines Who's Poor Enough For Care

Fire code violations found at Paris homeless shelter where five died in blaze

Dallas-based Mary Kay, others oppose U.S.-Mexico truck tariffs

Woman claims to be mother of 'Baby Bella' abandoned in Dallas

Ex-major leaguer Mel Hall convicted of sexually assaulting 12-year-old

Mesquite ISD says accounting problems corrected in athletic department

Bank Robbber Tries To Get Away Using DART

Alligator Found In East Fort Worth

Dallas Co. Sheriff Lupe Valdez Gives Low-Quality Vests to Officers

$3 billion Huntsman lawsuit trial heats up local courtroom

Hidalgo Co. Deputies Investigate Second Drug-Related Abduction In Three Weeks

Report: Dallas-Fort Worth drivers mean, rude, dangerous, more

Cowboys unlikely to face penalties over executive's DWI arrest near new stadium

Work Begins On Carrollton To Denton Rail Line

Editorial: State's step toward rail is small but welcome

Dope opera: A New York music prof takes aim at Dallas' new arts center. Misses.

Houston woman runs from apartment while on fire, boyfriend charged with burning her

Lottery gambles on Houston Texans game

Police charge Big Spring man in murder of wife

Ex-Gladewater student gets deferred adjudication for school arson

Denison approves new sex offender restriction

Bell County Jail certified as 'longest-tenured' in state

Wichita Falls home sales numbers still indicating upswing

Carolyn Pfeifer Horchow, co-founder of Dallas' Horchow Collection, dies

Wrongfully convicted man takes city to court

NTTA board's finance panel postpones vote on toll hike

Troops' arrival marks D/FW Airport Welcome Home a Hero's 5th anniversary

Dallas Public Library system to open 20 new Teen Centers

Claim: Mother of missing baby Daisja Weaver is victim of domestic abuse, was forced to cover up crime

2nd child taken to wrong airport, Continental confirms

2 Harris Co. bugs found with West Nile in first for Texas
 

06/15/2009

From or about the 81st Legislature

	Gov. Perry signs bill which further limits eminent domain use
	Shapleigh wants more funds for border-region universities
	Politicians, observers assess blame for Texas Legislature's special session
	Legislative session cost Texans $9.1 million
	What the Sausage Mill Turned Out - SB 1440
	CCCP thinks Perry should sign SB1440 bill - this guy is out of his mind!

State Farm could owe customers $0 to $1 billion

DPS explains new child safety seat rules regarding age, height

131 neglected dogs seized from elderly East Texans

Tyler couple electrocuted during storms

100-degree weather expected across state today

Storms pummel the High Plains

Drought wreaking havoc on Rio Grande Valley crops

Six Flags seeks Chapt. 11 bankruptcy protection

Concealed weapons permit applications surge

Man killed in freak ranch accident, tree fell on him then bees attacked

Texas NAACP President speaks on current race issues

A&M's Murano resignation (see previous day for the initial stories)

	“Most important crisis at A&M since Earl Rudder”
	Gov. Perry comments on Murano resignation
	Perry Not Surprised by Murano Resignation
	Murano steered A&M into the future
	The Chancellor's Menace
	Students give opinions of Murano
	Hutchison to Texas A&M: End the politics - Yes, we all know her school, UT, is devoid of politics in leadership!
	A&M president quits, regents pick temp replacement
	Galveston's Loftin named interim A&M president
	Search committee members felt ignored
	Community troubled by treatment of Murano
	College leaders divided on benefits of merging posts
	A&M Faculty Senate: Resignation Will Bring Instability
	Meddling at the top threatens A&M's future

Kinky Friedman sends Rick Perry a gift

Memory lane: Clements says GOP gubernatorial bloodbath could help Democrats

Group opposes home development on island

7 caught using rafts to smuggle drugs into Texas

Austin freezes hiring for elementary school teachers

Report: UT No. 1 for sports revenue

Office of the Attorney General Hosts Mortgage Fraud Summit

Bell Helicopter workers picket on 1st day

Bryan to announce decision on police chief

Texans may be able to double-dip on smog-belching cars

F-35 is on track despite speculation to the contrary, Lockheed says

Jakes Says He Barely Avoided Explosion In Home

Affidavit: Baby's Dad Threw Her Body Into Lake

Silver Boot, Two Milestones On The Line In Arlington

Kay Bailey Hutchison tries clearing up doubts over her loyalty to Ronald Reagan - she may have loved Reagan but she is part of the party which resisted him at every turn.

Frisco looks to annex Denton County land to thwart alcohol sales

Collin County Airport Could Be Expanding

Antique Ford Stolen in Garland

Academic association to probe UTMB layoffs

Supreme Court turns down Texas counties over border fence

Judge Kent reports to prison hospital

WWII-Era Ship Exhibit Reopens After Ike

The Official Houston Tea Party Society Pelosi Protest Video

Cattle Tuberculosis Confirmed in Texas

Former Gilmer teacher and coach goes to prison

Declining quality of American education

Cart Carrying Texas Infants Falls Into Duck Pond

Williamson Co. constable named 'Constable of the Year' by peers statewide

Magnolia woman calls cops, busted with 270 pounds of pot

Reward offered in rocket’s close call with Houston jet

Collin County grounds unmanned aerial drone plan - good

More than 1,500 attend memorial service for restaurateur Norman Brinker

Handyman charged in death of Harris County woman
 

06/13 &14/2009   - Sunday is Flag Day, fly the Stars & Stripes

From or about the 81st Legislature

	Texas Residential Construction Commission prepares to close
	Raises for Texas teachers subject to feds' OK
	Last-minute legislative flurry led to controversial amendments

Electricity restored to most D-FW homes just in time for highs near 100

Storms overwhelm sewers in Dallas, Fort Worth

Pampa murder trial moved to Lubbock

Heavy shoes hide black-tar heroin

Earthquakes fuel questions over drilling in Cleburne - I'd take some shake for some gas $

FLDS woman keeping focus on events

Congressman Neugebauer talks about Cap & Trade, the Tax on Texas

Buddy musical debuts with Holly family in attendance, on stage

Texas borrows $160M for unemployment

Vote of the people of Hondo rebuffed by tyrannical Federal Government

Spring roundups as timeless as Texas

Galveston seeks $120M to buy Ike-damaged homes

Carolyn Davis, Delia Jasso win runoffs for Dallas City Council seats

Houston police officer wins spot on Houston council

Dallas budget proposal shaved, slashed to close $190 million deficit

Update: Texas A&M president resigns before regents meeting, Murano's statement, Rift brews between A&M chancellor, president, Murano's job on the line

Historian traces the story of M.D. Anderson

Rice, Baylor College of Medicine still far from any deal on merger

Texas teen hopes to raise $1 million for hospital

Police arrest father in missing baby case
 

06/12/2009

From or about the 81st Legislature (the Session ended Monday)

	North Texas transportation panel vows to keep pushing for local-option tax
	269 punished for mistreating the disabled in Texas
	Perry signs bill to tighten security at facilities for mentally disabled
	Perry signs state school emergency legislation
	State Schools to Change Names to "State Supported Living Centers" - that would be a good name for "public" housing too!
	AG Greg Abbott says TxDot is 'trying to get around the constitution'
	Perry: Special session "sooner rather than later"
	Breemer: Provide relief to coastal property owners - good points
	Bolivar a beachhead for justice
	A leader repaying his electors for good sense
	Norman: New Texas school finance plan has major flaws - As long as there is any limit to the amount of money public schools can take from taxpayers to fund their wishes, each plan will be called flawed.
	Flores not afraid to ‘bully' bills to passage
	Sprinklers: Perry should veto attempt to weaken law -bull

Hardware stores hopping after storms pound Dallas-Fort Worth

West Dallas homes evacuated after Trinity River pump station fails

Thousands still without power in Dallas area

Perry recounts how bike ride went off-track

Former Texas Gov. Bill Clements giving $100 million to UT Southwestern Medical Center

Editorial: Clements' generous gift

Housing foundation files for bankruptcy

Lubbock attorney refuses to testify against former client, sent to jail

Irving city manager's raise, Tommy Gonzalez, could make him state's highest paid - I like Tommy & wanted him to stay in Lubbock but, no city manager is worth this amount of money unless a city can prove that no one with a strong record will take the job for less.

Texas alcohol commission investigating Cowboys Stadium after general manager's arrest

Minute Maid Park alcohol seller could lose a license

Stadium Scoop: Jones donates suite to Arlington City Council - great, so they took citizen money to build it and now, the political classes get to luxuriate in what was bought with the working man's money.

Continental planes' rocket scares have rumor mill flying

NASA worried about program’s future

Texas Southern Univ. physicist can stay on job, for now

Judge Kent to enter Massachusetts prison Monday

Houston PD chief among finalists for San Francisco job - he loves red light cameras so he'd love red light districts

Search for new Houston ISD chief to be secret

Ex-Texas A&M football player convicted of aggravated robbery

Confusion expected as analog TV broadcasts end

Pilot’s Mistake Caused Plane To Skid On Belly On Waco Runway

Central Texas Executive Arrested On 93 Child Pornography Counts

Robert E. Howard Days brings author’s fans into Cross Plains

Cornyn supports legislation to sell U.S. government's share of stock

After sit-down, Sen. Hutchison still noncommittal on Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor - we'll see just have committed to the Constitution and the 2nd Amendment the Senator really is...

Fuel-efficient vehicles can be a drain

Abbott: GM deal violates Texas laws, AG Press Release

Brown County jail escapee caught after crashing stolen car

A&M President Faces Regents' Discussion Monday

Credit union exec faces 93 more counts in porn case

Pretrial hearing for Brownsville mayor delayed

85 year old Texas cowboy recognized

Former Texas priest to be New Orleans' archbishop

Austin Capital Management faces another Madoff-related lawsuit

Apartment Building Evacuated in Amarillo

Texas Tech's medical school places 12th in Hispanic enrollment

DA says former WT coach Ryan Leaf is "stalling"

Car Dealership Owner And Employees Accused In Money Laundering Scheme

Dallas Considers Opening Over-Age School

American Airlines, Delta, others expect to cut flights, jobs

NRG Energy's solar plant plans could stretch into Texas

Texas 4000 cyclists head for Anchorage to fight cancer

El Paso FBI Corruption Probe: Former NCED president and CEO Bob Jones negotiating guilty plea; third defendant wants reasons for wiretap

State sales-tax collections, rebates down

Comptroller Combs Distributes $441 Million in Local Sales Tax

Houston leads state with cheapest gasoline

ExxonMobil, TransCanada partner on Alaska pipeline

Editorial: San Angelo mayor's move not thought out

Former Gilmer teacher gets 10 years in prison for sexual assault of child

Homeowner associations fan flames of foreclosure

3 Tied Up In Home Invasion, Thieves Got Away With Cash, Jewelry

Mexia firefighters will let recycling plant fire burn itself out

Bush celebrates 85th by skydiving over Maine

San Antonio is home to some of the country’s most competitive retailers

River Walk hotel earns national accolade

Sugar Land man charged with Marine computer scam

$10,000 reward offered in Dallas case of missing 9-month-old girl

Smog fines would hit big industries, swell agency’s coffers
 

06/11/2009

From or about the 81st Legislature (the Session ended Monday)

	Fiscal Responsibility Index of Texas Legislators - most of the Senate rightfully earned an F
	Rep. John Otto: Residential sprinkler bill gives home buyers control
	Texas appeals to keep 'pole tax'
	Lib editorial: Weak logic kills CHIP expansion
	Lib editorial 2: Plenty of blame to pass around state Capitol
	Groups pushing for Perry to veto bill on CPS interviews, more info
	A selfish, scheming way to hit the beach
	Perry: Short special session eyed
	Berman: I could drop bid for governor if Perry embraces ideas combating illegal immigration
	Gov. Perry Signs Bill to Enact Emergency Reforms in State Schools

Crews from Houston head to N. Texas to restore power after storms

Power outages plague homes, businesses

Marina on Eagle Mountain Lake pounded

Rick Perry talks of biking accident

Two Charged After Texas Teenager Forced Into Prostitution

Death at Lubbock State School remains under investigation, suspicion wanes

Central Texas Girl Arrested After False Report Of School Shooting

Search For Kidnapped Texas Infant So Far Comes Up Empty

Third worker dead after falling off Austin condo construction site

Use freedoms to debate Second Amendment issues

Austin police officers considering forfeiting, deferring pay raise

WHO: Swine Flu Pandemic Has Begun, first in 14 years

South Plains rains is welcome news for area cotton farmers

Lubbock driver charged in deadly road rage incident

Official: Cowboys knew of earlier canopy collapse

Contaminated Water Remains a Hot Topic in Midland County

Study shows Texas among nation's leaders in green energy economies

Boerne puts cap on size of public assembly downtown, limits size of church expansions - disdain for Liberty and the Constitution

Governor on the mend from bike accident

Rare palms moved for Brownsville border fence

6 S Texas counties using ICE database for immigration offenders

Dallas Stars fire Dave Tippett, hire Marc Crawford as coach

Guitar legend Huey Long dies at 105

Valero wins foreign military fuel contract

Three San Antonio firms win part of $1 billion Army health care staffing contract

San Angelo set call special election for mayor in November

Texas to receive additional $1.7 billion in disaster money

Weslaco police chief laid off

Private property is tough opponent for Border Wall

Some Border Leaders Ask Obama to Stop Border Fence Construction

Amateur radio operators prepare for hurricane season

Alvin woman accused of stealing $17,000 from PTO

At issue: Whether giant gorilla balloon OK in Houston

Anxious parking attendant sets off Houston municipal court drama

Vote on Cy-Fair ISD revenue plan on hold

Cy-Fair teacher accused of taking cell phone pics under girls' dresses

Cargo Plane Makes Emergency Landing in Houston

Investigators seek suspects in Cinco Ranch home invasion

Builder says he caught teens partying in empty million-dollar home

Houston business owner convicted of harboring illegal aliens

Waco businessman forfeits Marlin building tied to gambling room

Limestone County man sues parents for money raised for his illness

East Texans opt for smaller more affordable homes

Texas Education Agency names deputy associate commissioner

American Eagle connects D/FW, Brownsville-South Padre Island

Dallas ISD has to borrow $100 million for expenses

Texas forest owners want incentives from Congress

Del Rio Mayor: Encroachment fight will continue to protect Laughlin AFB

Feds say El Paso's Gateway Hotel used in smuggling

El Paso democrat Bill Moody ponders 3rd bid for Texas Supreme Court

District Judge Elizabeth Berry will not seek re-election after DWI arrest

Officer cleared of accusations, Haltom City official says

League City administrator gets $211,000 severance

Houston warehouse fire visible for miles

Cornyn - Big Spender is Number 1 in Travel - no kidding, he heads up the Senatorial committee for the GOP

Geren: Some struggling with accountability demands

Corpus Christi man goes for ride in stolen UPS truck

3 middle schoolers to pay more than $8K for graffiti

$7K in parking meters taken from Corpus Christi

District attorney’s office to review Tasering of 72-year-old

Texas Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison meets with Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor - a week after Cornyn, but OK since she's been busy running the Legislature
 

06/10/2009

From or about the 81st Legislature (the Session ended Monday)

	Could West Texas soon lose District 85?
	Bill could increase student health care fees
	Perry: Special session needed
	Governor: Special session of Texas Legislature to deal with agencies' future
	Kay Bailey Hutchison: No special session if I'd been Texas governor - what B.S! The Governor does not control the Legislature. Is she saying she is really a Democrat and could have ordered her fellow party members to stop chubbing?
	Truitt hopes to bring back rail transportation funding in special session
	Fort Worth lawmakers respond to Perry's special session plans
	Groups urging Perry to veto bill that would increase CPS' power
	New laws allow Texans to track immunization records
	Fraser gives optimistic review of action taken in 81st Legislature
	Ogden: Special Session Needed for Transportation
	Teacher raises depend on governor applying for federal grant

Governor Perry breaks collarbone in bike riding accident

Array of Suspects Indicted For Organized Crime in Lubbock

Austin unsure if it will pursue mayoral campaign charges

Update: Selena's Killer Loses Appeal, Appeal from Selena's killer in wrong court

Travis County deputy Tasers woman, 72, at traffic stop

Tasing of 72-year-old woman was appropriate, officials say

Pilot & student escape serious injury in Fredericksburg plane crash

Fireflies shine light on insect conservation

Austin cyclist shot in back

Former Travis Co. prosecutor, Mindy Montford, charged with public intoxication

Bastrop TABC agent charged with sexual assault

Diocese of Austin closes Euresti inquiry

2 arrested after firing shotgun into Downtown San Marcos bar

Ex-gay and lesbian chamber boss (Austin of course) says he was ousted

Vernon Chamber of Commerce (not gay) dismisses staff

Dell selling $1 billion in notes

FutureGen backers await word on project's future

Could Astrodome Become World's Largest Planetarium?

Court commutes killer's sentence to life

Amarilloan to run for state GOP chairman - this guy is a joke, terrible, do-nothing but go to receptions to be introduced. Horrible, even the terrible leadership the Texas GOP has now is much better than Tom Mechler.

Leads exhausted in search for Brown Co. jail escapee Mark Anthony Rhoads

Amber Alert: Man Steals Infant from Dallas Apartment

SMU deploying portable seismic stations to study Cleburne earthquakes

Is Gas Drilling And Earthquakes Connected?

North Texas Community Wants Answers After A Series Of Earthquakes

Teacher Shortgages Looming - Texas A&M Bracing For It

Beeville considers banning plastic bags - a sorry state for the appreciation of Liberty & limited government

KERA purchases 91.7 FM radio license

Fort Worth May Pull Money From Rail Project

La. man guilty over fake $100 bills in Beaumont

PRO/CON: Do homes damaged by Hurricane Ike need firm deadlines for repairs now?

UTMB To Reopen ER In August

United Airlines offers El Paso-Chicago link

Time capsule found: Items turn up at YMCA demolition in El Paso, items buried in 1906 & 1957

100-year term for mentally disabled man questioned

Three swine flu deaths confirmed; 171 cases in El Paso

More Swine Flu Cases Confirmed In Bell County, Central Texas

Editorial: Norman Brinker touched careers and lives

Employers' unemployment insurance taxes likely to rise, workforce commission chairman says

Samuell High student says he lied about having sex with teacher

Dallas council approves $29 million for levee and toll road studies

Blueberry Festival is Saturday in Nacogdoches

Mexico Customs may come to U.S.

Texas holds contest for best commercial

3 plead guilty in Paris cold case murder

Houston's heat and humidity not even relenting overnight

New study in U.S. suggests wind is noticeably slowing - good grief!

Judge Kent's Impeachment Sent To House

18-wheeler flips, crushes two cars on 288 inbound

McDermott unit set to build small nuclear reactor

Houston entities form port security district

Concord to open two Houston-area hotels as part of Texas expansion

Deaths of Wise County brothers investigated as murder-suicide

Bee Swarm Attacks Waco Exterminator

East Texas Vietnam Vets Chapter Receives Award

Pellum envisions ‘Queendom’ for downtown Port Arthur - let's hope this fails

Wade Phillips, Mike Leach, Nick Saban among speakers at Angelo State Football Clinic

Border fence completion eludes government

Argentine company breaks ground in Sweetwater

No more delays — analog broadcast signals will end Friday

Dallas-based Match.com accused of misleading customers

Man gets 15 months behind bars for NW Houston dog fight

Democrat Schieffer gets backing of Assoc. of Hispanic Co. Judges & Commissioners

Dallas asks U.S. Supreme Court to hear appeal on East Texas reservoir plan

Gay couples forced to flee U.S. over immigration law -and?

Dallas residents near flawed Trinity River levees see flood insurance as burden

2 dead, 1 critical after scaffolding collapse at Austin construction site
 

06/09/2009

From or about the 81st Legislature (the Session ended Monday)

	Gov. Perry to call Special Session of the Legislature, date not set
	Perry: Yes on special session
	Perry: Special session is coming
	Texas comptroller certifies $182 billion budget
	Tier-one bill provides 'methods' for Tech, emerging universities to reach goals
	State Rep fires back about bill allowing residents to rebuild on Bolivar
	Galveston editorial: Governor should veto beach rules
	High court ruling may stir debate in Texas on judicial elections - appointment of judges has not reduced the political nature of Federal courts, it simply gives political operatives cover.
	Biden takes jab at Texas governor - Biden is "at a bit of a loss" as to many things
	Texans receive $100 million in unemployment benefits from stimulus plan
	Former State Rep. Alvarado (HD-115) Dies
	Assured by Perry, racing commission sees no shutdown on horizon
	TxDot says Sunset causes no trouble with bonds

Norman Brinker, America's most successful restauranteur, dead at 78

Texas Tech graduate, former AT&T chairman, Ed Whitacre to run new General (Government) Motors

UT supercomputers battle swine flu

UT Longhorns off to College World Series after beating TCU

Owner Of Mercedes Pulled From Brazos Says Brake Line Was Cut

Mother Charged In Deadly Attack Said She Had “Surprise” For Daughters

Last Day For Hundreds Of Chrysler Dealerships

Search continues for Brown Co. jail escapee

City of Levelland Leaders Interact with Residents Via Twitter

10-year-old girl arrested after fight with sister

Wellman-Union ISD school booster, 36 year old woman, confesses to having sexual relations with minors

Former dance teacher pleads guilty to sexual assault of child

Shuttle to Launch Aggie and Longhorn Satellite

'Alarming' number of inmate deaths in Harris County

Work begins on Lamar University football field

Update: Judge halts demolition of Bolivar Peninsula's only Catholic church, Bolivar parish shocked by church demolition

Changing the world begins at home for South Texas youth group

Consider the consequences of Austin's McMansion ordinance

Monday's Intense Storm Damaged Abilene Buildings

GOP primary for governor may become costliest in state history

Capitalist kids turn Sheehan protest into earnings opportunity

No promotion for Rep. Mac Thornberry; GOP leaders pick McKeon for Armed Services slot

Buffalo Soldiers memorial breaks ground in El Paso

Visiting judge rules against El Paso Co. judge Cobos; county ethics board now free to hear Acosta's election complaint

At 85, Ex-President Plans Parachute Jump In Maine

Fort Worth ISD Considers All-Girls School

Dallas' Sustainable City Block Shows Its Designs

Texas SPCA Worker Allegedly Starved Puppy To Death

Court rules inmate's vulgar note is not free speech

SMU promises continued anti-drug vigilance after student's off-campus death

A&M to give details on Ingleside plan

Drunk Driver Hits Police Cruiser And Another Vehicle

Conroe mayor proposes countywide 1-cent sales tax to fund surface-water plans - cutting spending elsewhere never seems to be considered seriuosly

Judge wants body of child returned to Texas

Cowboys Stadium is in ARLINGTON, not Dallas - what a way for Fort Worth to show childish jealousy of Dallas!

Passing motorist, two others wounded in Fort Worth shooting

Defendant's sister jailed for contempt after courthouse outburst

Pace quickens for impeaching Judge Kent

Big changes ahead for garbage collection, recycling in Houston

Woman shoots retired officer, barricades self in Montrose home

Harris Co. associate voter registrar's second job stirs up controversy

Continental makes most-delayed list in April